Saatchi & Saatchi
Junior Music Producer
Full-time
Hybrid • El Segundo, CA (Hybrid)
$53,200.00 - $73,920.00 annually
We’re looking for a collaborative, curious, and highly organized Junior Music Producer to join our Production team. This role is perfect for someone who’s passionate about music in all its forms—original composition, licensing, and emerging audio trends—and eager to learn the ins and outs of producing world-class music for advertising.
As a Junior Music Producer, you’ll support Production and Creative team members across a wide range of projects, helping bring ideas to life for brands across film, digital, social, experiential, and beyond.
The role of the Junior Music Producer is to assist in choosing and curating music, and acting as a liaison between the producers, creatives, and business affairs managers. The Junior Music Producer should be emersed in music trends, new bands, and an extension of the music community. Having knowledge of all music genres is a plus!
The Jr. Music Producer should create and maintain strong relationships with record labels, music companies, licensing firms and composers. Additionally, they should foster relationships with the agency’s creative & production teams and be able to work in tandem with business affairs.
Responsibilities
• Attend creative briefings as needed to stay informed of projects and initiate music search activities
• Review and confirm client usage specifications and budget parameters in collaboration with the Business Affairs team
• Distribute music briefs to appropriate record labels and music publishers, outlining client's specifications and budget in partnership with Business Affairs
• Review incoming music pitches and curate the best tracks that best align with the brief
• Share selected music list with the producer and creative team to review to picture
• Songs that are chosen from the list will then be sent to the Junior Music Producer and Business Affairs to review and confirm or further negotiate with master/publisher
MEDIUMS FOR MUSIC
TV, Radio, Web, Industrial Videos (client meetings, content for trade events/other places of public assembly), PR, Agency/Agency Self Promotion (showcases, new business pitches), new media (apps/downloads), Experiential.
Additional
• Help manage and facilitate original music scores as needed
• Manage and maintain the list of all outside music vendors to share with team
• Source, coordinate, and secure musical talent for agency events and other needs as required
• Creation of musical experiences at the agency (work areas, etc.)
• Responsible for facilitating PO’s and managing new vendor set-up documentation
• Responsible for musicology clearances when applicable
• Attend music luncheons, industry panels, songwriting camps and music industry conferences
Qualifications
• 1-2 years working in the music space (promoter, label, music production company or licensing firm)
• Understanding of music licensing model
• Understanding of original music process
• Existing relationships with labels, supervisors, licensing firms, etc.
• Proven success in building strong relationships with creatives & producers, quickly earning trust